THE WARNING – AT 8:52 A.M. ET:  This is delicate, and the source must be hidden.  I received the following e-mail from a highly qualified person.  The e-mail has been edited to disguise the individuals involved:

A friend...who works in a very high intelligence position in the national government made clear...yesterday that the most uncontrollable and unpredictable terrorism problem involves "lone wolf" operatives who get propaganda from terrorist websites that eventually lead them to commit terrorist acts.  The Fort Hood killer is an example of that.  Expect more such incidents.  

He described the likelihood of continued terrorist incidents within the US as a "certainty."  He also told us that since 9/11 the government has stopped "hundreds and hundreds" of domestic terrorism efforts, none of which are known to the public or media. Many of these would have produced true catastrophes and came quite close to fruition.  He indicated that Al Qaeda is currently experiencing an "upswing" in its resources and capabilities.

This person travels overseas always with government-provided bodyguards.

COMMENT:  Please remember that warning.  And remember the statement that we've stopped "hundrds and hundreds" of domestic terrorism attempts.  I'm sure the left feels that each of our successes was deeply offensive to the innocent, misunderstood jihadists.

February 19, 2010